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1943/03/09
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (1882-1945)
to Bishop G. Bromley Oxnam re: opposition to prohibition
Signed as President on White House stationery. Written as a follow-up to meeting with Methodist bishops.
GLC02793.085
14 June 1936
[Press release of an address by President Franklin Roosevelt at the dedication of a monument honoring George Rogers Clark]
Headed by a request by Presidential Assistant Secretary Stephen Early that the press release be held as confidential until 10:30 of that day, with Early's printed signature. The President states that Clark began his expedition with a religious...
GLC00625
7 July 1930
Acer, Christopher J. (b. 1886)
To whom it may concern.
Offers a collection of documents related to the controversy surrounding the sale of the Friar Lands in the Philippines in circa 1902. Has shown these letters to R. W. G. Vail of the Roosevelt Memorial House, who has told him the collection would...
GLC01625.06
28 October 1943
Unknown
to Mrs. Williams
A condolence letter from the Chaplain at Hampton Institute. He expresses his admiration for LeRoi, including LeRoi's playing of the Church Tower chimes. The signature is illegible.
GLC09587.034
circa 1943
[Eulogy for LeRoi Williams by his Family]
Eulogy for LeRoi Williams, attributed to his family. It lists LeRoi's accomplishments at both the Hampton Institute and the Tuskegee Army Air Force School, including his playing of chimes and his devotion to his family, country, and God. It ends with...
GLC09587.063
June 1917-1918
Starkey, Teddy (fl. 1917-1918)
Mrs. Rosa Starkey
One letter from Teddy Starkey to Rosa Starkey dated June circa 1917-1918. He reports on the quarantine that he has been under. It was lifted the day before and the men were allowed to leave after getting their mouths, noses, and throats sprayed twice...
GLC09602
1937-1963
Various
[World War II letters of Leonard Eugene Graeff of Harrisburg Pennsylvania] [Decimalized .001-.601]
672 items, primarily letters from and to Leonard Eugene Graeff. Many of the letters are between him and his parents Raymond James Graeff and Susan Prowell Graeff. The items date from 1937 to 1963 with the bulk of the material from 1942-1945. The...
GLC09611
Circa. April/ May 1942
Diamond, Sidney (1922-1945)
to Estelle Spero
Discusses the gardening task that he had carried out the day before. Also mentions a divinity student's frustration with the language employed in the army.
GLC09120.009
27 September 1942
Diamond pops into a Catholic church while in town in order to take a break. He writes to Estelle that, "while seated there, alone, in the strange hush that only religion can bring about, the thought of death overcame me." He then describes looking...
GLC09120.109
24 October 1942
Diamond, Sidney, (1922-1945)
Diamond informs Estelle that he has just received a demerit for having had dirty finger nails. He then describes to Estelle the experience of showering in the Army. Sidney tells Estelle that he has spent the morning listening to the Yiddish Shtunda...
GLC09120.122
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